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“Maybe. Maybe not
.

T
he man
in front
walk
ed
toward her with one arm at his side and the other in his pocket. “Didn’t your mother warn you about going
alone
into dark alleys? You never know who might be
waiting
to get their hands on you.”

Thinking rationally was becoming harder, and with the way her heart pound
ed
, she could barely hear anything else.

“Don’t try running, little lady. We’re not going to let you go. You’re too valuable to us, a cash cow so to speak.”
Pulling his hand out of his pocket, the man pointed a small pistol at her.
Ice gripped her.

“That’s right.” This came from the man behind her. “And screaming isn’t going to do you any good because
the three of us are
the only ones out in this damn forsaken place.”

Oh my God!
“What do you want?” 

“You.”

The single word struck her like a fist to the belly. Fighting to remain upright, she stared at one man and then the other. They
head
ed toward her as if they had all the time in the world for this.

“Don’t kill—“

“Kill?”
T
he gun-totter waved his weapon at her. “That’s the last thing we’d do although there’ll be times when you wish everything would end.”

“Enough,” the other man spluttered. “We’re
exposed
out like this.”

“Indeed we are. Well, girlie, it’s been nice talking to you but now it’s time to—“

Shari didn’t wait for him to finish. Propelled by
terror and
self-preservation, she whirled and
ran
.
Decent sized tr
ees were
several
hundred feet away, but if she could reach them, she might be able to lose herself in shapes and shadows. Much as she hated turning her back on the men, she concentrated on what
lay
ahead.

Squa
w
king, a bird took flight.
W
hy hadn’t she screamed when this started?

Because screaming had never done the child she’d once been any good.

“Hey, don’t let her—“

“I won’t.”

A puffing sound
caught her attention
.
I
t was still registering when something stung the middle of her back just below her neck. Bee? Wasp?
Ignoring it
, she fixed her attention on the trees now only a few feet away. She was counting her footsteps when she realized she was no longer running
and
had started to stumble.

Her mind refused to
fully
register. Her vision tunneled down so she could barely see. Feeling drunk, she reached out
thinking to
brace herself against a tree. For a moment
her locked arm supported her. Then her leg muscles melted
,
and she sank to the ground. Her fingers twitched. Other than that, only her lungs and limited vision worked.

And her mind. A little.

“You took your damn sweet time putting her down
.

One of the men
nudged her side with his boot. Boot? What about running shoes?

“It’s all part of the experience, Reno
.
This is art, an exquisite event. It would be a shame to rush th
ings
.”

“You’re crazy.”
The man called
Reno bumped her side again. Strange that she could feel and yet not move. Strange and terrifying. “Let’s get the hell out of here. Once we have her at the facility—“

“Don’t be in such a rush. These are the best moments, when she has no idea what her future’s going to be like and no control over anything, her body in particular.”

She’d landed on her stomach with one arm under her and her fa
ce against the ground. Something pressed against the back of her thighs, but she
didn’t have
the strength to
turn her head to see what it was.
H
er comprehension of what was happening sharpened. Why oh why couldn’t
she
get her body to respond?

“I love the way this nerve agent works,” the man without a name said. By the sound she guessed he’d lowered himself to his knees beside her
. He must be
pressing on her thighs. “All muscles beyond the essential of heart and lungs cease to respond w
hile the mind remains
.
It’s nature’s way of protecting vital organs.

After patting her thighs, he took hold of her head and turned it to the side.
G
rateful
as she was
because she no longer had to fight to breathe, he’d positioned her so she
was forced
to look at him. He was too close, bigger than she’d initially thought with smooth cheeks and an easy smile. She hated his small, deep-set eyes.

S
lid
ing
his hand under the cheek against the ground
, he
lifted her head a little. “Let me introduce myself. I’m Damek, at least I am
as far as you’re concerned
. We’ll teach you to call us
M
aster. My partne
r goes by Reno.
I’m sure he has his reasons for not using
th
e
one
he was born with
, same as me
.”

“Damn it,” Reno spluttered. “This isn’t a social event.”

“Nor would I want it to be. Now, since neither of us is inclined to carry her out of here, I suggest we get started on preparing her for departure.”


Now you’re talking
. Too bad bringing chains wasn’t convenient. At least we have what it takes to keep her quiet.”

“You know,” Damek said as he let her head down, “there are times when I prefer rope to
the
more technologically advanced restraints. The simplicity of rope appeals to my sensibilities.”

“Whatever.”

She didn’t want to look at Reno. Crazy as it was, she felt safe with him out of her sight.
However, maybe
he
knew what she was thinking because he leaned down and rolled her onto her side, bending
the
leg under her so she stayed where he’d placed her.
That done
, he made a show of pulling
up
his sweatshirt. His pockets bulged. One by one, making sure she saw everything, he
extracted
up separate pieces of rope. Some were only a few feet long while others were several times that. All were white,
cotton maybe
.

Please, someone, help me!

“Silence first,” Damek said and took one
rope
from his partner.

“I agree, but once you’re done, I’m taking over.”

“Because you want to mall her.”
Damek chuckled. Her blood turned icy. It
froze even
more when Damek hauled her around so
she lay chest down over his thighs. Forcing strength into her neck, she lifted her head the slightest bit.

“Damn,” Reno said. “That’s wearing off fast.”


Probably because she has
good
metabolism.”

G
rabb
ing
her hair
, Damek
lifted her head even more. Her mouth sagged
open
, causing her to drool. Before she realized what he had in mind, he’d shoved
several
strands
of rope
into her mouth.
Releasing
her hair, he
pressed
the rope
between her teeth
. Her lips were being forced apart, her tongue pushed toward the back of her throat. She nearly gagged.

Done with
knotting the rope behind her head
, Damek rolled her onto her back. Her fingers twitched again as she stared up at the two imposing male forms.

“I
agree,” Reno said. “There’s beauty in seeing a bitch with her mouth filled. Kind of makes me look forward to when it’s my cock down her throat.”

No!
Please, no!

“So,” Damek said, “I assume you
intend
to impress her with your rope skills. That’s why I
approved
when we were
paired
for
this project.”


I heard you’re
most
interested in the
finished
package.”

Damek chuckled. “It’s my sensitive nature.”

“The hell it is.” Reno looked around. “I have an idea. I think you’
ll
like this.”

No, don’t
let
this be happening!

Oblivious to her crazy plea,
Reno pushed her socks down and wound rope
around
her ankles while Damek held her so she had no choice but to watch. The maybe foot long strand between her ankles
had
one purpose, to hobble her.

Her muscles had started to buzz
, but she was a long way from
jump
ing
to her feet and escap
ing
. Just the same, fear compelled her to try to kick.

“You see that?”
Clamping
his hands over her shins
, Reno
leaned forward. “The bitch aimed at my crotch.”

When
Damek released her
, s
he fell backward, her head striking the ground.
“You’ll have plenty of time to show her the error of her ways. Now restrain her arms before she puts it together to get rid of the gag.”

“Don’t tell me what to do,” Reno grumbled. “Just sit there and watch a pro at work.”

Despite her terror, Shari fought
to comprehend the nightmare. She didn’t b
elieve in luck
. There was nothing preordained about life. Shit s
imply happened
. But shit hadn’t been part of her world for
so
long she’d come to believe it was behind her. How wrong she was.

Terrifyingly wrong.

“I get it,” Damek said. The
disembodied
words pulled her back to the here and now. “Not a bad idea.”

Reno, holding up a wrist-thick tree branch at least four feet long appeared above her. “I
agree
, but before I put this to use, I want to make a certain modification in her attire.”


She’s going to get cold
.

“And your point is?”

“None.”

“That’s what I thought.” Reno dropped the branch so it landed between her legs with one end
touching
her crotch. The idea of
it
inside her caused sweat to bloom
everywhere
. She was almost relieved when
he
got to his knees
near
her upper body. Then he pulled her T-shirt out of her shorts’ waistband and dread took another bite. Praying for strength accomplished nothing.

Smiling like a wolf
with crippled
prey, Reno dragged her arms over her head and pull
ed
on the T-shirt. He exposed her
middle, rib cage,
the sports bra, shoulders. Feeling her helplessness in her soul, she
could do
nothing as he hauled
off
the garment.
Tucking it in his waistband, he
leaned so close she felt his breath on her face.

A smile that didn’t reach his eyes revealed
slightly
dingy teeth. “I know you’re in a hurry to get off the ground,
bitch,
but
first
I’m going to
sample
the merchandise.” Still smiling, he flattened his hands over her breasts and pressed down so her back ground into the earth.

“Big knockers.
No wonder she made the cut.

Damek pulled on the
br
a
strap over her left shoulder. “I hate those damn things. A woman should be proud of what she’s got.”

“What’s this
?
” Reno lightly punched Damek’s arm
,
then
went back
to mauling her breasts. “
Y
ou aren’t sounding like a college professor
any more
.
Is it possible
this job

s turning
you
on
?

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